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Saturday, 3 January 2015

In this modern age it
becomes a shame when you find ill treatment of women and other citizens in
states that matter most. Today's read focuses on the enlightenment towards the
street harassment of women on the rise in the Saudi Arabia. In this KSA when
certain events are heard about it may seem a lot shocking considering the
conditions that women are targeted most. In Saudi Arabia there have been
certain cases that are heard where women are harassed by the youth while they
are out on the streets in cars or either in malls shopping.

This basically portraits
the fact that women are not safe. Many women seem to complain to the local
authorities about how these young reckless drivers may not cause themselves
harm but also to the pedestrians and other people on the street including
children. A woman in Saudi Arabia reported about a youngster who chased her off
while she was in a cab. The man drove off and honked just to get her attention.
In this case the driver tried to handle the situation but eventually failed.
Soon happened that the youngster drove his car in front of the cab and started
making conversation with the driver and woman. He threatened that he would call
the police but the woman was clever and brave enough to take the step first.

It was her luck that the
police officer was very cooperative and listened out the woman and offered her
apologies as to why the other police officers couldn't notice. He was asked to
leave and if he didn't abide by he would be arrested. Tourists from America also
stated the fact that he did not think that he would find such an act in this country.
During all this, I seem to wonder where all the police force and other local
authorities are in trying to solve this increasing harassment issue. To be
honestly it seems to me that as the century is moving on the people are moving
back towards the old days. By the old days I may not say the good ones.

In order to put a stop to
this barbaric and ruthless behavior by the young ones it should be implied that
people caught in this act must have their driver licenses taken away. Traffic
police are doing a good job on this case whereas mall operatives have banned
the entering of males in without families. This ruthless driving and certain
cases can be a hazard to lives and also cause deaths on worst case scenarios.
It’s best to stay safe and protect the people that matter most, especially in
states where women are treated with utmost respect! You can see the video of
street harassment below. Although it is not related to the above incident but
still, it is related to street harassment and Arab News claimed that it is from
Saudi Arabia.